Dedicated Fleet Manager
Company: Niagara Bottling
Location: Diamond Bar
Posted on: January 16, 2023
Job Description:
At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part
of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest
quality most affordable bottled water.Consider applying here, if
you want to:
- Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a
chance to make an impact.
- Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.We offer
competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team
Members.Dedicated Fleet ManagerThe Dedicated Fleet Manager is
responsible for supporting and coordinating efforts across the
following teams: Shipping, Planning, Customer Service, Procurement,
and Transportation. This leader manages the team that performs all
tracking and exceptions management tasks for all customer orders
and internal transfers. In addition, s/he is the key champion for
maximizing both operational efficiency and effectiveness for
her/his responsible geographic region without sacrificing cost and
service.Essential Functions
- Facilitates collaboration across all supply chain operational
teams within responsible region
- Manages the efficient and timely tracking of customer/internal
shipments across the network
- Oversees the creation and maintenance of all transfer shipment
orders within region
- Champions the relentless reduction of all supply chain
operational exceptions within region
- Provides input and helps implement system-wide solutions to
minimize cost while achieving targeted service levels to
customers
- Leads and participates actively in the development of all
logistical operations processes
- Supports workflow design and optimization of logistical systems
utilized within the department
- Executes planned raws and finished goods flows across a network
of 8+ warehouses to enhance operational effectiveness and
efficiency without sacrificing cost or service
- Participates in the execution of strategic planning for new
customers, items, packaging, facilities, or other organizational
changes as they relate to Supply Chain
- Processes map the current role and its contribution to the
overall business process and develop your team's KPI's
- Leads, motivates, and develops your team in a demanding
environment to deliver on operational KPIs
- Utilizes lean six sigma approach to reduce non value add steps
in your frontline team member's day to day tasks
- Sets up career development plans for team members and create
simple and measurable KPI's for your frontline team members
- Maintains and nurtures relationship with manufacturing team
leadership and understand key dynamics of each facility.
- Works cross-functionally with various supporting teams
(Planning, carrier relations, intra logistics, customer service,
after hours team ) to ensure the logistics team is offering
exceptional customer experiences and meeting its key KPI's
- Analyzes the key drivers of service failure and increase in
freight costs and create actionable strategies
- Be a Subject-Matter Expert (SME) on team's processes and
policies
- Responsible for identifying trends within your team's
performance as well as overall support trends by analyzing the
transaction and support data.
- Encourages continuous process improvement geared towards
reducing the number of support transactions.
- Works with the frontline team members as needed, has a positive
attitude and is able to inspire and motivate the team during
crisis
- This position requires approximately 25% travel
- Please note that this job description does not contain a
comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that
are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities
and activities may change at any time with or without prior
notice.Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 6 Years - Experience in Field or similar manufacturing
environment
- 6 Years - Experience in Position
- 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects *experience may
include a combination of work experience and education
- Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ Years- Experience in Field or similar manufacturing
environment
- 10+ Years - Experience working in Position
- 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects
- experience may include a combination of work experience and
educationCompetenciesThis position embodies the values of Niagara's
LIFE competency model, focusing on the following key drivers of
success:
- Lead Like an Owner
- Manages a safe working environment, accurately documents safety
related training, and effectively communicates safety
incidents
- Provides strategic input and oversight to departmental
projects
- Makes data driven decisions and develops sustainable
solutions
- Skilled in reducing costs and managing timelines while
prioritizing long run impact over short term wins
- Makes decisions by putting overall company success first before
department/individual success
- Leads/facilitates discussions to get positive outcomes for the
customer
- Makes strategic decisions which prioritize the needs of the
customer over departmental/individual goals
- InnovACT
- Continuously evaluates existing programs and processes, and
develops new initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce
waste
- Creates, monitors, and responds to departmental performance
metrics to drive continuous improvement
- Communicates a clear vision, organizes resources effectively,
and adjusts the strategy as needed when managing change
- Find a Way
- Demonstrates ability to think analytically and synthesize
complex information
- Effectively delegates technical tasks to subordinates
- Works effectively with departments, vendors, and customers to
achieve organizational success
- Identifies opportunities for collaboration in strategic
ways
- Empowered to be Great
- Makes hiring decisions primarily based on culture fit and
attitude, and secondarily based on technical expertise
- Engages in long term talent planning
- Provides opportunities for the development of all direct
reports
- Understands, identifies, and addresses conflict within own team
and between teamsEducation
- Minimum Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or other related field
- Preferred:
- Master's Degree in Supply Chain or other related
fieldCertification/License:
- Required: N/A
- Preferred: N/AForeign Language
- Required: None Required
- Preferred: None
RequiredBenefitshttps://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefitsThis
job is intended to be performed entirely outside of ColoradoAny
employment agency, person or entity that submits a r--sum-- into
this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the
understanding that the applicant's r--sum-- will become the
property of Niagara Bottling, LLC. Niagara Bottling, LLC will have
the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee
owed to the submitting employment agency, person or
entity.Employment agencies that have fee agreements with Niagara
Bottling, LLC and have been engaged on a search shall submit
r--sum-- to the designated Niagara Bottling, LLC recruiter or, upon
authorization, submit r--sum-- into this career site to be eligible
for placement fees.
Keywords: Niagara Bottling, Diamond Bar , Dedicated Fleet Manager, Executive , Diamond Bar, California
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